cutback
/ˈkʌtbæk/noun
उच्चारण कट्बैक
कटौती, कमी
Core word
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[C] ~ (in sth)
a reduction in something, especially in the amount of money that is spent or the number of people employed
कटौती, कमी
- There have been severe cutbacks in public spending.
- Staff cutbacks have affected the hospital.
- The company announced cutbacks to save money.
+ 2 more examples
- A cutback in funds forced the school to close its library.
- Cutbacks in staff meant longer queues at the counter.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a cutback in / on sth
A cutback is a reduction, especially in spending; it is followed by in or on the thing reduced.
Cutback कमी है, ख़ासकर ख़र्च में; उसके बाद जिस चीज़ में कमी हो उसके लिए in या on आता है।
- The school announced a cutback in funds.
- There will be cutbacks on public spending.
make cutbacks / cutbacks (plural)
It is often used in the plural with make, announce or face.
यह प्रायः plural में make, announce या face के साथ आता है।
- The company made cutbacks to save money.
- Many hospitals face cutbacks this year.
cutback vs cut back (verb)
The noun is one word, cutback; the verb is two words, cut back on, meaning to reduce.
Noun एक शब्द 'cutback' है; क्रिया दो शब्दों में 'cut back on' है, जिसका अर्थ घटाना है।
- The firm will cut back on staff.
- The cutback hit the poor hardest.
budget / staff / defence cutbacks
Nouns before cutback name the area that is reduced.
Cutback से पहले के noun बताते हैं कि किस क्षेत्र में कमी हुई।
- Budget cutbacks closed the school library.
cutback vs reduction vs cut
Cutback stresses a reduction made on purpose, usually of money or staff; reduction is the neutral word and cut is the shorter form.
'Cutback' जानबूझकर की गई कमी, प्रायः धन या कर्मचारियों की, पर ज़ोर देता है; 'reduction' तटस्थ शब्द है और 'cut' उसका छोटा रूप।
- The tax cut helped families.
- The budget cutback closed three libraries.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cutback
severedrasticdeepsharpplanned
- Drastic cutbacks affected the health service.
verb + cutback
announcemakefaceavoidreverse
- The state announced cutbacks in subsidies.
noun + cutback
budgetstaffproductionspendingjob
- Production cutbacks led to lower prices.
cutback + preposition
in fundingon spendingin staffin production
- A cutback in funding delayed the road project.
cutback + sector
education cutbackshealth cutbacksdefence cutbackstransport cutbacks
- Education cutbacks worry teachers and parents.
“More examples 6
- The cutbacks forced the college to close its hostel.
कटौतियों के कारण कॉलेज को अपना हॉस्टल बंद करना पड़ा।
- Radhika's father lost his job in the factory's cutbacks.
फ़ैक्टरी में कटौतियों के दौरान राधिका के पिता की नौकरी चली गई।
- There was a heavy cutback in the supply of water.
पानी की आपूर्ति में भारी कटौती हुई।
- The government has promised no cutbacks in school meals.
सरकार ने स्कूलों के भोजन में कोई कटौती न करने का वादा किया है।
- Cutbacks in staff slowed the work of the office.
कर्मचारियों में कटौती से दफ़्तर का काम धीमा पड़ गया।
- After the pandemic, the firm planned deep cutbacks in travel.
महामारी के बाद कंपनी ने यात्रा में भारी कटौती की योजना बनाई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The cutback of the budget hurt the school.
✓ The cutback in the budget hurt the school.
A cutback is followed by in or on, not of.
'Cutback' के बाद 'in' या 'on' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
✗ The company will cutback the staff.
✓ The company will cut back the staff.
The verb is two words (cut back); the one-word form is the noun.
क्रिया दो शब्दों में (cut back) लिखी जाती है; एक शब्द वाला रूप noun है।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: the noun cutback is one word, but the phrasal verb is two words, as in 'cut back on spending'.
Usage: noun cutback एक शब्द है, लेकिन phrasal verb दो शब्दों में लिखा जाता है, जैसे 'cut back on spending'।